Thursday, January 12, 2012

Famore Blog Hop

How important is it to have good tools? If you were a car mechanic, you would need the right tools to be able to fix a car. Or if you are a dentist, you need quality tools to work on your patients. Just as any professional needs tools for their trade, I find that I need quality tools as a source of enjoyment and precision in my hobby.

I've had an opportunity to try one of Famore Cutlery's products. And to say that I was pleased is an understatement. Let me tell you why.

There are times when I need to cut fabrics for certain projects. For example, on this wall hanging, there are several layers of curvy fabrics.

I cut layer after layer just as smooth as glass.

I also have been creating some landscape quilts.

Using these scissors makes it a breeze to put together.

But I was most impressed when I was cutting flannel for a pair of pajamas.

I'm sure you know how frustrating it is to feel like your scissors can hardly cut. Using these Fabric shears there was no drag or pulling while cutting through two layers of flannel. The blades are so nice and sharp, I did not feel any resistance.

The makers of Famore Cutlery were kind enough to allow me to try their Fabric Shears. And they sent along another pair to give away to one of my readers.

Just leave a comment on this post by Sunday, January 15th. The Random Number Generator will choose a winner and the winner will be announced on Monday, January 16th (be sure that I have a way to contact you).

The Famore Blog Hop is going on all week and here's the list of the wonderful places you can visit to learn more about these wonderful sewing and quilting tools.

I love your angel applique-- so pretty! And a landscape quilt is on my want-to-do list. We love the Blue Ridge Mountains and when we stay at our favorite Inn, there is a mountain range that we can see from our room.. I've always wanted to have a wall-hanging of that range. :-) Thank you for the chance to win these wonderful scissors! They look fantastic! I'll have my fingers crossed!

Hello, fellow quilter. There is nothing quite as nice as a tool that does a good job, is there? And, scissors can be one of the most frustrating things I work with. Glad you've found a good pair. I'd live to give them a try. Lane

What beautiful projects you are working on Jocelyn! And those scissors look absolutely great. Thanks for sharing your insights. I agree with you that we all need the right tools. I just cringe when I'm in a fabric store and a clerk recommends "craft" scissors to new quilters. Best to have a super duper pair of scissors like these Famore!

My best quilting buddy has 2 teenage boys who have used her fabric scissors for who-knows-what and they are awful! (the scissors, not the boys!) I would love to win these scissors to give to her -- and instruct her to keep them hidden or locked up or something!

Thank you for the chance. Rather than borrow my mother's old dull dressmaker shears, I would love to win a pair of these! I want to make a twirly skirt with lace for my one year old grandniece, and need good sharp scissors. Thanks for the chance.

What a nice looking pair of shears! I tend to buy the cheap ones since I know eventually somebody will use them for paper, but these I would put under lock and key FOR MY USE ONLY (did you hear that, kids?) ;)

Scissors in my house tend to be appropriated for tasks that e!they were not intended for when I purchased them (my husband thinks all scissors are fair game for garage duty). These would be nice to have hidden among my stash and brought out for my special us

Oh my gosh, these would be wonderful scissors for any of us that sew. I know that I really need to get new scissors...I think there are a lot of us that just use what we have and make do, largely because we would rather us our money for fabric and such, rather than tools that will make our creative lives easier, LOL. Thanks so much for a chance in this giveaway. Hugs...

I would love a pair of shears like yours. I have been using a pair of cheap orange handled scissors for everything (even gardening). I am disabled and after buying fabric there is nothing left for notions.

My dearly beloved shears are nearing the end of their days. I've been warned that there is only one more sharpening left in them. I'll be sorry to lose them, but it would be nice to have another pair ready to go. Thanks for the review.

I would love to win these scissors, as my Darling Daughter has just acquired a working sewing machine and I'm putting together a collection of necessary sewing tools so she can get started. Of course, Mama would keep the new Famores, and DD can have my old scissors. Only fair, right? :)

I am always on the lookout for new scissors, trying to find that ultimate pair that will do what I need them to do. I fight hand cramps and tiredness alot, maybe these will make my cutting life easier.

Oh, my, just looked in and find I am just in time to enter, whew! Not sure what happened to my first attempt to post a comment, it got lost while trying to log in, haha - this is my first post here, and I have notorious problems with passwords and such.

Would love to have a new pair of perfect scissors, nothing better for a cloth-loving person like myself! I make quilts, clothes, pillows, and crochet in between. Lovely blog you have, I enjoy it very much! :)

Everyone needs a good pair of shears, I would really like them the ones I have seem to get the fabric caught and makes a big mess out of what should be a nice straight line...Thanks for the chance to win...

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